World / Asia

Shocking video shows tsunami rip through stage as band performs 23 Dec 2018 - 10:44 am

Carita, Indonesia: Dramatic video posted online showed the tsunami that struck Indonesia smashing into an open-air concert, hurling members of a pop band...

Protestors block women going to flashpoint India temple 23 Dec 2018 - 10:17 am

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of Hindu devotees on Sunday blocked a path leading to one of the religion's holiest temples in southern India to stop...

Death toll hits 168 after Indonesia tsunami: officials 23 Dec 2018 - 09:57 am

Carita, Indonesia, A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia's...

Ghosn detention extended over Christmas and New Year 23 Dec 2018 - 09:45 am

Tokyo, Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Sunday...

Japan emperor draws record birthday crowd before abdication next year 23 Dec 2018 - 09:28 am

TOKYO, More than 75,000 well-wishers paid their respects to Emperor Akihito who turned 85 on Sunday, his last birthday celebration at Tokyo's Imperial...

Tsunami triggered by volcano sweeps Indonesia beach; 62 dead 23 Dec 2018 - 07:44 am

JAKARTA: A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a...

Japan emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace 22 Dec 2018 - 08:25 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday - his last before his upcoming abdication - said he feels relieved that his reign...

Philippine lawmaker shot dead at Christmas event 22 Dec 2018 - 03:53 pm

Manila: A Philippine congressman was gunned down at a Christmas celebration Saturday, police said, the latest violence in a country notorious for deadly...

Fresh anti-India protests in Kashmir as troops kill 6 rebels 22 Dec 2018 - 02:28 pm

SRINAGAR, India: A gunbattle between Indian troops and Kashmiri rebels early Saturday left six militants dead and triggered a new round of anti-India...

Taiwan pro-independence band cancels Hong Kong show over visa delay 22 Dec 2018 - 01:29 pm

Hong Kong, A popular Taiwanese heavy metal band which advocates independence for the island announced Saturday it had been forced to cancel a...

23 dead in Nepal student bus crash 22 Dec 2018 - 12:33 pm

Kathmandu, Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back from a botanical field trip plunged into...

Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism 22 Dec 2018 - 10:35 am

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to revive tourism...

Nepal bus crashes in mountainous area, 21 killed and 15 hurt 21 Dec 2018 - 09:55 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A bus carrying college students and their instructors back from a botany field trip drove off a highway in...

Rare albino orangutan released back into the wild 21 Dec 2018 - 11:55 am

Jakarta, The world's only known albino orangutan has been released back into the jungle more than a year after she was found emaciated...

Indian regulator orders J&J to stop using raw material to make baby powder in India 21 Dec 2018 - 11:33 am

NEW DELHI, India's drugs regulator has ordered Johnson & Johnson to stop manufacturing its baby powder using raw materials in two of its...

Carlos Ghosn re-arrested over fresh allegations 21 Dec 2018 - 11:12 am

Tokyo, Japanese prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of being home for Christmas in...

Sri Lanka president names new cabinet after final dispute with PM 20 Dec 2018 - 08:07 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena named a 30-member cabinet Thursday to end a crippling seven-week power struggle with his prime minister, but...

Facebook shuts down fake Bangladesh news sites ahead of vote 20 Dec 2018 - 04:52 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information about the Bangladesh opposition days before national elections,...